The prisoners contracted the virus due to contact with an Israeli investigator who had Covid-19, a rights group has said.
Israeli authorities have informed Palestinian prisoners at the Megiddo prison in Israel that four cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected inside the facility, according to a Palestinian group.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), an organisation advocating for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, said on Thursday that four Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo Sections 5, 6 and 10 have contracted the virus through one Israeli investigator.
According to the organisation, the infections started with one inmate who recently came into contact with an Israeli officer during interrogations in the city of Petah Tikva.
“The prison administration has officially informed the inmates about the infections, and everyone is on high alert,” the PPS said in a statement shared with journalists.
“Prisoners are facing today the danger of infection from the prison guards and investigators,” it added.
The PPS called on authorities to intervene to protect the inmates from Covid-19, by providing disinfectants and taking preventive measures recommended by the World Health Organisation.
